Australian Bird of the Year

{{Short description|Bird of the Year competition}}

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Winners

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2017

|Australian Magpie

|Australian White Ibis

|{{Cite news|date=2017-12-10|title=Magpie beats #teambinchicken to swoop Bird of the Year title|language=en-AU|work=ABC News|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-12-11/bird-of-the-year-magpie-defeats-teambinchicken/9245242|access-date=2021-10-08}}{{Cite web|last=Hennessy|first=James|date=2017-12-10|title=The Australian Bird Of The Year For 2017 Is The Spiteful Magpie|url=https://www.pedestrian.tv/pets/australian-bird-year-2017-spiteful-magpie/|access-date=2021-10-08|website=Pedestrian TV|language=en-US}}

2019

|Black-throated Finch

|Tawny Frogmouth

|{{Cite web|last=Zhou|first=Naaman|date=2019-11-14|title=Black-throated finch wins 2019 bird of the year with tawny frogmouth second|url=http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/nov/15/black-throated-finch-wins-2019-bird-of-the-year-as-tawny-frogmouth-comes-second|access-date=2021-10-08|website=The Guardian|language=en}}

2021

|Superb Fairywren

|Tawny Frogmouth

|{{Cite web|last=Cox|first=Lisa|date=2021-10-08|title=Superb fairywren crowned 2021 Australian bird of the year winner in hotly contested vote|url=https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/oct/08/superb-fairywren-crowned-2021-australian-bird-of-the-year-winner-in-hotly-contested-vote|access-date=2021-10-08|website=The Guardian|language=en}}

2023

|Swift Parrot

|Tawny Frogmouth

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References

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Category:Competitions in Australia

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